Arsenal to offer Iwobi new long-term deal amid Lazio interest

July 23, 2018

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Arsenal are discussing a new and improved contract to run till 2022 for Nigeria forward Alex Iwobi, according to reports.
New Gunners boss Unai Emery is looking to tie down Iwobi with an improved deal which will replace his current contract which will run till 2020, reported The Mirror.
The Nigeria international has been negotiating new terms since the end of last season and is finally ready to sign a new deal with his boyhood club.
Iwobi’s future at the Emirates was uncertain when Emery arrived, as the Spanish manager has previously opted to use a central diamond in the midfield, which would make the wide man surplus to requirements.
It was reported Serie A teams Lazio and AC Milan were interested in the midfielder, along with Premier League side Everton.
Emery has chosen to get new deals completed early along with transfers, as the club do not want a repeat of the contract stand offs which involved Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez which saw the latter move to Manchester United last January in a swap deal.
Iwobi, 22, signed for the Gunners when he was still in primary school and made his first team debut in October 2015 in a 3-0 loss to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.
He made a total of 26 appearances in the Premier League last campaign, notching three goals and providing five assists.